linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 01/17] iommu: Add hwpt_type with user_data for domain_alloc

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Date:   Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:12:26 +0800
From:   Yi Liu <yi.l.liu@...el.com>
To:     "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@...el.com>,
        "joro@...tes.org" <joro@...tes.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 01/17] iommu: Add hwpt_type with user_data for
 domain_alloc_user op

On 2023/9/26 14:56, Tian, Kevin wrote:
>> From: Yi Liu <yi.l.liu@...el.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2023 3:51 PM
>> +
>> +/**
>> + * iommu_copy_user_data - Copy iommu driver specific user space data
>> + * @dst_data: Pointer to an iommu driver specific user data that is defined
>> in
>> + *            include/uapi/linux/iommufd.h
>> + * @src_data: Pointer to a struct iommu_user_data for user space data info
>> + * @data_len: Length of current user data structure, i.e. sizeof(struct _dst)
>> + * @min_len: Initial length of user data structure for backward compatibility.
>> + *           This should be offsetofend using the last member in the user data
>> + *           struct that was initially added to include/uapi/linux/iommufd.h
>> + */
>> +static inline int iommu_copy_user_data(void *dst_data,
>> +				       const struct iommu_user_data *src_data,
>> +				       size_t data_len, size_t min_len)
> 
> iommu_copy_struct_from_user()?
> 
> btw given the confusion raised on how this would be used is it clearer
> to move it to the patch together with the 1st user?

sure. How about your opinion? @Nic.

-- 
Regards,
Yi Liu